The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-10
FLORIDA.


SnlngleS are very scarce at hey w esq.,
Avocado pears, peeled, sliced up and
sprinkled with salt and pepper are favorite
dish at Key West.
The Casa Monica at St Augustine is now
up to the third story walls, and already pre-
sents commanding appearance
1t is said that Henry NJ Flagler, before
leaving st. Augustine for the North, con
tributed the munificent sum of IS, 600 and
valuable lot to the hospital fund.
The people of Emporia must select new
postmaster, as the present incumbent de-
sires to give up the office as soon as sue
cessor is named, and that must be very soon.
The largest shipment of cigars ever sent
from one house in Key West was made on
the steamship City of San Antonio last week,
when f. H. Cato shipped III cases to vari-
Gus parts of the country.
Emporia Adudnce: A case of witchcraft
is the all absorbing topic over in Lungren,
and we hear that a lawsuit will probably re-
suit from the talk and, if SO, all the facts in
the case will be made public.
At Washington Sunday Senator Call and
Mrs. Call, of Florida. buried their infant
son, Richard Wilkinson Call, at Oak Hill
Cemetery. Rev. DIR. Leonard officiated.
The child died at Oakland Saturday
A few nights ago John Rogero and Paul
Weedman, of ColSOn Branch, near St Au-
gustine, went out fire hunting. They didn't
| get any deer or other game, but succeeded
| in killing forty seven large moccasin snakes.
The new bank building at St Augustine
is now nearly completed, and will soon be
| ready for occupancy. 1t will be roomy,
elegantly furnished and decidedly the finest
building in the State erected exclusively for
bank purposes.
The incorporation of Fort Ogden has been
completed by the election Of the following
officers: Mayor, j. 0. Carr; Marshal, J.
Madison Williams; Council, c. Y. Craw-
| ford, +. G. Bethea Stephen j. Carlton, w.
A. johnson, Elan b. Carlton; Clerk and
Treasurer, w. II. G. Smart. s. j. Carlton
was chosen Chairman of the board. The
territory incorporated is two miles square,
and includes sections ID and "a in township
80, range 90, and sections Is and 10 in town
ship 80, range "a east.
Wood which certain parties were prepar-
| ing for the Ocala market several miles from
| town, disappeared so mysteriously that De
tective Hodge was called upon to solve the
matter. This he did by arresting w. r.
Robinson, Joe Lee, Tom Aaron, Welburn
Davis and Louis Reddick the latter turned
| States evidence and gave the gang dead
away. The parties had formed wood syn
dictate to supply the Ocala ice factory and
succeeded admirably until a legal injunc-
| ton was served, restraining them. They
await the action of the grand jury.
A trestle on the Florida Railway and
| Navigation five miles south of Leesburg,
near Eldorado, was burned Monday morn
| ing. Several hundred feet, of treStle was
entirely destroyed so that trains cannot pass,
and it will take some days to repair the dam
age. In the meantime passengers, baggage
and express will be transferred by boat to
and from trains on either side of the burnt
section The fire was discovered by q color
ed man and reported to the agent in time to
warn the north bound passenger train The
| origin of the fire is unknown, as the rail
| road employees are very reticent about the
subject.
The Tallahassee correspondent of the
| NEWS, under date of Aug. 3, writes as fol
lows: Hon. William Hines, one of the
Railroad Commissioners, is here and the
other commissioners, Judges McWhorter
| and Nann, are expected in day or two.
The commission will be at once organized
and work will begin as early as possible.
| There are about four score of applicants for
the secretaryship of the commission. Capt.
j. w. Dorr, editor-in-chief of the Fyorididn,
is visiting friends in Atlanta, Ga. Mr.,
| Schley, of Savannah, is i'll the city. Miss
Fanny Papy is visiting the family of Col.
| Porcher L'Engle at jacksonville. Col John
| A. Henderson, general counsel for the
| Florida Railway and Navigation Company,
| Is expected nome from business trip TO
| New York tomorrow.
Charles +. jackson, of Halifax, has been
| troubled by rats and mice about his house
| He has three cats which he saws are nice
eats but they would let rats play with their
tails and not offer to catch them. He has
in addition house snake of good size and
| gentle disposition, which is better rat
catcher than all three Of the cats Monday
he heard racket in the cupboard under
the stairs, and opening the door he found
the snake had captured rat and was try
ing TO swallow 1t nose first. The rat was
alive and strenuously protested against go
ing into such hole, using his feet to catch
hold of tho floor or other surroundings.
The snake was wiser than the rat however.
and would raise him up foot or two in the
air, and in that position continue the swal-
| lowing process, dropping down again to the
| floor to rest occasionally. Mr.. Jackson says
| il was a circus and he would not part with
the snake for a considerable consideration.